List the five cranial nerves associated with the sensory/motor nuclei of the medulla oblongata.
vestibulocochlear
glossopharyngeal
vagus
accessory nerve
hypoglossal
What is the function associated with the vestibulocochlear nerve?
hearing
What are the functions associated with the glossopharyngeal nerve?
taste
swallowing
saliva production
What is the primary function of the vagus nerve?
regulates visceral organs
The accessory nerve is involved in what function of the glossopharyngeal nerve?
swallowing
What is the function of the hypoglossal nerve?
regulate tongue movement
The area of the medulla oblongata where information is "passed through" is comprised of four nuclei and known as the:
relay nuclei
The nuclei that relays sensory information from the inferior half of the body is the:
nucleus gracilis
The nuclei the relays sensory information from the superior half of the body is the:
nucleus cuneatus
The nuclei that integrates and relays sensory information from visceral organs is the:
solitary nuclei
Which nucleus in the medulla oblongata relays information from the "red" nucleus?
olivary nucleus
This area of the autonomic nuclei regulates the pace and depth of breathing.
respiratory rhythmicity center
The cardiac and vasomotor centers of the autonomic nuclei regulate:
heart rate
blood pressure
contractions of blood vessels
List four examples of activities controlled by the general reflex centers.
sneezing
coughing
vomiting
swallowing
List the three structures of the midbrain.
corpora quadrigemina
substantia nigra
red nuclei
What do the two superior colliculi provide?
reflex response to visual stimuli
What do the two inferior colliculi provide?
reflex response to auditory stimuli
What is produced by the substantia nigra?
the ligand dopamine
What role does dopamine play in the human body, and what disease is characterized by the absense of dopamine?
allows muscle movements to be smooth
Parkinson's Disease
What is the primary task of the red nuclei?
the subconscious positioning of the upper limbs
The apneustic and pneumotaxic centers of the pons play a role in:
regulating respiration
List the four cranial nerves have nuclei in the pons.
trigeminal
abducen's nerve
facial
vestibulocochlear
The trigeminal nerve controls which body function?
chewing
Which nerve controls motor movement of the eye?
abducen's nerve
The facial nerve controls facial movement as well as:
salivary and tear production
The pons nuclei of the vestibulocochlear nerve controls:
balance and equilibrium
The outermost part of the cerebellum is comprised of gray matter and known as the cerebellar cortex. What name is given to the inner white matter of theh cerebellum?
arbor vitae (tree of life)
True or False: The cerebellum coordinates learned movement patterns once initiated by the basal nuclei.
True
Information from the inner ear and proprioceptors is organized in the cerebellum to regulate: